"Must a people disappear for us to know they exist?" -- Mano Dayak (1949-1995)

In Recognition of the Genocide

This website is dedicated to the hundreds and thousands of Tuareg men, women, and children, including many whole families, who have suffered and died over the past several decades, as a result of the deliberate exclusionary practicesthat have deprived the Tuaregs of critically needed food relief, medical care, and development. Governments have sought to silence the Tuaregs' legitimate complaints, through intimidation, arrests, rape, torture, extrajudicial execution and massacres, and to isolate them from the media and from humanitarian aid. HERE IS A TRIBUTE to the Tuareg people who have bravely continued to struggle for justice. May their voice be heard by the whole World.

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August 01, 2016

Three Tuareg children stand in the ruins of their little school building
in northern Mali. The conflict there continues, despite a peace accord
last summer. The board in back is their chalkboard. Many Tuaregs
remain in refugee camps outside of Mali because state-supported militias
keep attacking Tuareg civilians.

Unusually heavy rains in Niger's desert north in recent days have killed thousands of goats and cattle, gutted homes and stores, and left three people dead, national television said Monday.

"Torrential rains caused severe damage and three dead in Bazagor", a town in the northwestern province of Tchintabaradene, and destroyed 100 stores and 100 homes, said Tele Sahel.

In Ingal, near the northern city of Agadez, "85 millimetres (3 inches) of rain fell in two hours" on June 14, though yearly rainfall is rarely over 100 to 130 millimetres there.

Hundreds of people have been left homeless in the past days with more than 8,000 goats, sheep, cattle and camel killed in the area, where animal corpses are visible over 20 kilometres, television footage showed.

But early this month the UN warned of floods in 2016 affecting the livelihoods of more than 100,000 people.

Climate change has wrought havoc in Niger, bringing floods, droughts, spikes in temperature and food shortages -- buffeting the lives and livelihoods of millions of the country's farmers.

Flooding in 2012 killed more than 100 people, affected more than half a million Nigeriens and caused at least 135 million euros ($145 million) worth of damage, according to the disaster prevention office.

Floods similarly killed dozens of people and affected hundreds of thousands in 2014 and 2015.

Global warming is only worsening the problems, with the steadily encroaching desert now covering three-quarters of Niger.

At least three people died and thousands of livestock destroyed after heavy torrential rain in the desert in northern Niger.

Nigerien state television, Tele Sahel, which announced the death toll on Monday described the rain as exceptional adding that it destroyed hundreds of shops and houses.

“Heavy rainfall caused significant damage killing three people in Bazagor, a locality of Tchintabaradene in the northwest,” they announced adding that more than 115 millimeters of rain fell within hours.

On June 14, Ingal, a town hundred kilometers from Agadez in the north, 85 millimeters of rain fell in two hours rendering thousands homeless as it collapsed hundreds of houses, according to local disaster management services.

The waters also killed more than 8,000 goats, sheep and cows prompting the prefect of the town, Abdourahamane Bikki to appeal to the government and international aid for help and the cremation of animal carcasses to prevent serious health problems.

The havoc created by the heavy rain in Niger adds to the number of damages recorded in the west coast of Africa including Ghana and Nigeria where flooding affected major parts of their capital cities.

Tuesday, 21 June 2016
A months rain in a couple of hours kills 3 and thousands of livestock in Niger: The latest West African country to be devasted by floods

At least three people died and thousands of livestock destroyed after heavy torrential rain in the desert in northern Niger.
Nigerien state television, Tele Sahel, which announced the death toll on Monday described the rain as exceptional adding that it destroyed hundreds of shops and houses.
"Heavy rainfall caused significant damage killing three people in Bazagor, a locality of Tchintabaradene in the northwest," they announced adding that more than 115 millimeters of rain fell within hours.
On June 14, Ingal, a town hundred kilometers from Agadez in the north, 85 millimeters of rain fell in two hours rendering thousands homeless as it collapsed hundreds of houses, according to local disaster management services.
The waters also killed more than 8,000 goats, sheep and cows prompting the prefect of the town, Abdourahamane Bikki to appeal to the government and international aid for help and the cremation of animal carcasses to prevent serious health problems.
The havoc created by the heavy rain in Niger adds to the number of damages recorded in the west coast of Africa including Ghana and Nigeria where flooding affected major parts of their capital cities.

Unusually
heavy rains in Niger's desert north in recent days have killed
thousands of goats and cattle, gutted homes and stores, and left three
people dead, national television said Monday. "Torrential rains
caused severe damage and three dead in Bazagor", a town in the
northwestern province of Tchintabaradene, and destroyed 100 stores and
100 homes, said Tele Sahel. In Ingal, near the northern city of
Agadez, "85 millimetres (3 inches) of rain fell in two hours" on June
14, though yearly rainfall is rarely over 100 to 130 millimetres there.

Hundreds
of people have been left homeless in the past days with more than 8,000
goats, sheep, cattle and camel killed in the area, where animal corpses
are visible over 20 kilometres, television footage showed. Sub-Saharan Niger, a vast arid nation, regularly suffers food shortages due to drought.

But early this month the UN warned of floods in 2016 affecting the livelihoods of more than 100,000 people. Climate
change has wrought havoc in Niger, bringing floods, droughts, spikes in
temperature and food shortages -- buffeting the lives and livelihoods
of millions of the country's farmers.

Flooding in 2012 killed more
than 100 people, affected more than half a million Nigeriens and caused
at least 135 million euros ($145 million) worth of damage, according to
the disaster prevention office. Floods similarly killed dozens of people and affected hundreds of thousands in 2014 and 2015. Global warming is only worsening the problems, with the steadily encroaching desert now covering three-quarters of Niger.

June 26, 2016

Flash floods earlier this month in Niger have destroyed Tuaregs' livestock. Please click on the link to make a contribution - any amount is welcome. All funds will go to Sidi Mahmane, the Mayor of In Gall (west of Agadez) in northern Niger to be distributed to these families to help them recover. Thank you for your support!